Several people escaped a raging apartment fire overnight Monday into Tuesday.

The fire broke out in back of the four-unit building on Burlington's Elmwood Avenue. People were inside at the time, but got out as soon as they realized the place was on fire.

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Residents say everybody made it out safely, but say they can't live in the building anymore and are still shaken up after the close call.

"He came in and he said, 'Babe, the house is on fire. Get what you can and get out.' And so I just started panicking and I grabbed as much stuff as I could and I came out here and saw that everything was completely engulfed in flames in the back," said resident Cassandra Wiltz.

The couple lived there with a dog, and did manage to get their pet out safely. After a break-in previously, they said it's time to move.